Why Did Yahweh and His Son Yahshuah Say What They Said?: A Who’s Who That May Change the Way We Look at Eschatology

By Dr. Justin G. Prock

YAHWEH (The LORD God) and His Son YAHSHUAH (Jesus Christ) made statements with regard to Eschatology that have been “Spiritualized” for over a Millennium, which has led to the belief in Universalism, the belief that YAHSHUAH died for EVERYONE. Well, after one studies the original languages of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, the message of the Kingdom of God was preached to and accepted by a certain House in the Bible. The other House rejected this message, and YAHSHUAH punished that House by taking the Kingdom away from them and giving It to another nation bringing forth fruit. There are only the House of Israel, the House of Judah, and the House of David, mentioned in the Bible. All three existed then, as they do today. However, most of today’s Babylonian Priesthood/Churchianity refuses to accept the secular historical position with regard to the House of Israel, and who they are today. The people groups, which YAHWEH and YAHSHUAH addressed, still exist today. However, these people are all mixed-up, and known by different names, but they DO exist. This book goes back to the origin of these people groups in the Bible, and brings them forward to the present using their old names, in order to understand Eschatology. This brings us to the major question of, “Is the Bible only about Israel?” And, if so, how does it affect our Eschatology today? This book answers these hard questions...

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• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: May 7, 2020
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Dr. Justin G. Prock

Dr. Justin G. Prock has spent 20 years in management in the retail, legal, and restaurant fields in the United States, and has spent over 10 years as a professor in South Korea. Dr. Prock is currently teaching at Pyeongtaek University in Pyeongtaek, South, where he teaches English and English and Culture, which includes Bible Prophecy, Current Events, Economics, History, and Political Science. Dr. Prock holds a Bachelor's in History from Tennessee Technological University, a Master's in Biblical Studies, a Master's of Divinity, and a Doctorate in Biblical Studies and Eschatology from Louisiana Baptist University, a Certificate in Kingdom Studies from The National Bible College in Durham, England, as well as a Certificate in Christian Education from The American Institute of Theology. Dr. Prock is currently working on another Certificate from The Bible Mastery Boot Camp. Dr. Prock has published a book based upon his previous research, Why Did Yahweh and His Son, Yahshuah, Say What They Said? A Who's Who That May Change The Way We Think About Eschatology. Dr. Prock is currently in the process of being ordained. Dr. Prock grew up in the Episcopal Church; however, due to the beliefs of that denomination, Dr. Prock's family left the church and spent several years "church hopping." However, YAHWEH GOD got a hold of Dr. Prock, and brought him to You Turn For Christ, a ministry of Calvary Chapel in 2003 where he started his Biblical education and has been a student of the Bible ever since!

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to those who are searching for their Christian identity,

and

to those who don’t know their identity

in

our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ yet.

Grace and peace.

To learn who rules over you,

simply find out who

you are not allowed to criticize.

—Voltaire

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1       What is Etymology?

Chapter 2       What are Types in The Bible?

Chapter 3       What is The Law of First Mention?

Chapter 4       How Should Bible Prophecy Be Interpreted?

Chapter 5       Who are The Keys to Bible Prophecy?

Chapter 6       I Will Put Enmity Between Thee And The Woman, And Between Thy Seed And Her Seed

Chapter 7       The Lord God of Shem

Chapter 8       I Am That I Am

Chapter 9       The Lord God Of Your Fathers, The God Of Abraham, The God Of Isaac, And The God Of Jacob

Chapter 10     Because That Abraham Obeyed My Voice, And Kept My Charge, My Commandments, My Statutes, And My Laws

Chapter 11     You [Israel] Only Have I Known Of All The Families Of The Earth

Chapter 12     If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments

Chapter 13     I Am Not Sent But Unto The Lost Sheep Of The House Of Israel

Chapter 14     "And I Say Unto You … I Will Build My Church

Chapter 15     And He Shall Send His Angels With A Great Sound Of A Trumpet, And They Shall Gather Together His Elect From The Four Winds, From One End Of Heaven To The Other

Chapter 16     Be Ye Not Deceived

Chapter 17     There Shall Not Be Left Here One Stone Upon Another, That Shall Not Be Thrown Down

Chapter 18     I Am Come In My Father’s Name, And Ye Receive Me Not: If Another Shall Come In His Own Name, Him Ye Will Receive

Chapter 19     And Jerusalem Shall Be Trodden Down Of The Gentiles, Until The Times Of The Gentiles Be Fulfilled

Chapter 20     And Jerusalem Shall Be Trodden Down Of The Gentiles, Until The Times Of The Gentiles Be Fulfilled

Chapter 21     I Know The Blasphemy Of Them Which Say They Are Jews [Judahites], And Are Not, But Are The Synagogue Of Satan

Chapter 22     I Know The Blasphemy Of Them Which Say They Are Jews [Judahites], And Are Not, But Are The Synagogue Of Satan

Chapter 23     Surely, I Come Quickly

Chapter 24     Yahweh’s Kingdom On Earth: The Stone Kingdom Of Daniel 2

Chapter 25     Biblical And Secular Prophecies With Regard To The Second Coming Of Yahshuah

Chapter 26     Final Thoughts

Appendix I     Seven-Eighths Of The Bible Misunderstood

Appendix II    An Open Letter To Any Minister Who Teaches ‘The Jews Are Israel’ By Sheldon Emry

Appendix III   The Ten Commandments Of Yahweh

Appendix IV   The 2,713 Commands In The Old Testament

Appendix V    The 613 Commandments In The Old Testament According To The Rabbis

Appendix VI   The 1,050 Commands In The New Testament

Works Consulted

Bibliography

Biography

PREFACE

W e live in a world today wherein there is no need for organized religion (i.e., churches, pastors, elders, bishops, deacons, etc.). The entire Christian world today has access to a variety of free Bible computer programs, such as e-Sword and Blue Letter Bible. If one wants to pay for a fancy Bible program, one could purchase Logos and Wordsearch 12, which are now based on denominational beliefs, or any other such Bible program. Most of these programs are even available for your tablet or cell phone.

The point is that we, as Christians, have access to the original languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. As we sit in any one of these Babylonian churches with the pastor preaching, we can look up the verses that he is quoting and see what the true meaning of the words are. By doing so, we start to learn the true inspired Word of God—not someone’s English translation based on their denomination’s traditions.

However, today’s Christians are lazy; they believe that by saying the Sinner’s Prayer, anyone—including themselves—is saved and only has to wait to be raptured out of this wicked world. In the meantime, do not sin; and if you do, go to the altar and confess your sin. Also, do not forget to

1. go out tracking,

2. tithe,

3. volunteer for anything and everything related to the church, and

4. come to every service when the doors are open.

Your new life in Jesus Christ now revolves around the church of your choice.

Or does it? Is that what Yahshuah has required of us in the New Testament, or is it something totally different? And if you sin, how do you know that it is sin, and who exactly are you sinning against? When you sin, do you have to confess at an altar or to a specific person or only to your Father, Yahweh, who is in Heaven? Is the Old Testament relevant today, and if so, how?

Our ancestors experienced a dark age wherein they were not allowed to have a personal copy of the Word of God. The Roman Catholic Church was the authority and interpreter of the scriptures up until the Reformation, which really did not change much except divide the Protestants into one thousand different denominations from which you can choose, as well as the Roman Church.

But I digressed. Our ancestors literally died to have a Bible or practice true Christianity—and they died violent deaths. Just read Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. It would give you an idea of how horrendous these people were who murdered Christians since the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The Roman emperors and popes saw to it that true Christians or the people of the Way were hunted down, persecuted, and executed. But this only made Christianity spread throughout the known world—everywhere true Israel went, there went the Gospel.

However, today we are facing a second dark age—only this time it is voluntary. Christians prefer to go to their Babylonian church to listen to their Babylonian pastor’s interpretation of the Holy Writ, pay their dues, and leave feeling good about themselves, never opening their Bible at home during the week to study it for themselves, always relying on last Sunday’s sermon to get them through the week.

I have to admit that I have been one of those kinds of Christians. I have spent most of my life studying the doctrines of men (i.e., the traditions of the elders, as well as the leaven of the Pharisees) in one form or fashion. However, it has not been until I have finished my PhD that a Bible verse has gotten stuck in my head and just will not go away:

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews [Judahites], and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. (Yahshuah to the ecclesia of Ephesus)

So for about two weeks, I have let that verse roll around in my head, and then I’ve decided to find out just what Yahshuah means. This is the fruit of my research.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

T he author would like to thank his Lord and Savior, Yahweh, who saved him on January 6, 2003, for bringing him to this point in life and putting a burning inside him for Bible prophecy. This author would like to thank his parents, now deceased, George Allen and Juanita Prock, for having raised him in a Christian home and sending him to Christian schools when he was growing up, as well as for all the advice and love they gave him. This author would like to thank his mentor, Pastor Bob Boyens, who had been with him since 2005, for all his advice, input, and time for listening. The author would also like to thank Pastor Mike MacIntosh, Pastor Gerry Brown, and U-Turn for Christ, for getting the author back on his feet again in January of 2003. The author would also like to thank the following people for their advice and input over the years with regard to this book: Pastor Bob Boyens, Pastor Mike Clapham, Pastor Mike Hallimore, David A. Hamblin, Dr. David Keeny, Douglas W. Krieger, Pastor W. J. Mencarow, Doug Riggs, Gonzo Shimura, and S. Douglas Woodward. Ultimately, this book would be dedicated to the love of his life, his wife, Weonhee, who allowed him the time to dedicate to this project and advance his education.

INTRODUCTION

T hroughout my education in the Bible, I was always told that there were only four groups of people mentioned in the Bible: the Jews, the Gentiles, Israel, and the church. I was also told that what the Jews were missing was Jesus Christ, that the Gentile church was missing the Jewish traditions, and that at some point soon all this would be reconciled once the Gentile church was raptured before the tribulation (i.e., the seventieth week of Daniel [the last seven years on the earth]), in which we are now according to some eschatology experts since the Feast of Trumpets 2017 started the seventh millennium and the day of the Lord ¹, after which God would deal with Israel and the Jews. Notice how easy it is to interchange words. But this was what 99.99 percent of Christianity had been taught since the early twentieth century in the Western Hemisphere, and this was my belief system until I decided to study for myself and let Yahweh’s Holy Spirit teach me.

In so doing,

1. I read an article written by Edward Hine in 1876 entitled Seven-Eighths of the Bible Misunderstood (see appendix 1).

2. I read an article written by Pastor Sheldon Emry entitled An Open Letter to Any Minister Who Teaches ‘the Jews Are Israel’ (see appendix 2).

3. I downloaded MySword Bible app to my phone and tablet and made sure that I downloaded the King James Bible with Strong’s Concordance. By doing so, I could easily see the meanings of the original languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.

4. I purchased the English Hexapla, the Interlinear Bible, the Septuagint with Apocrypha, the Aramaic English New Testament, the Cepher, the Apostolic Bible Polyglot, and a variety of other original language Bibles.

5. I purchased Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language.

6. I purchased Walter Skeat’s Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language and Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology.

7. I started reading books published before the twentieth century, which were readily available in PDF format on the Internet. (Use it while it’s still free.)

8. I went down the rabbit hole and started studying all the so-called taboo subjects with regard to the Bible and history that popped up on Internet searches.

9. I kept an open mind and was willing to admit that I was wrong.

Caveat 1: After using these resources, these are the following groups of people that I believe are in the Bible, as well as in the world today (so far):

1. Pre-Adamites (i.e., those who have the spirit of man within them) (see Genesis 1; Enoch 15; John 3; 1Corinthians 2)

2. Adamites (i.e., the sons of God who have the Spirit of God within them, that is, the seed of the woman) (see Genesis 2 and 3; John 3; 1 Corinthians 2)

3. Cainites (Kanites) (i.e., the sons of that wicked one who have that same evil spirit within them—Satanists by various group names, that is, the seed of the serpent) (see Genesis 3; John 8; 1 John 2)

4. The house of Israel (i.e., the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, plus the majority of the two southern tribes of the house of Judah, that is, Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions) (see Ezekiel 37:16)

5. The house of Judah (i.e., the two tribes of Judah, which included Judah, Benjamin, and part of the tribe of Levi, that is, Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions) (Ezekiel 37:16)

6. The ecclesia of Yahshuah

7. The kingdom of Yahweh on the earth

8. The throne of Yahweh on the earth

9. The kingdom of Satan on the earth

10. The throne of Satan on the earth

11. Those who say they are Jews [Judahites], and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 2:9, 3:9)

12. All the above-mentioned people groups who have mixed with each other. Because of this, "Except those days [the great tribulation] should be shortened, there should no flesh [sarx be saved: but for the elect’s [Israel’s] sake, those days shall be shortened. Just as in the Days of Noe." More on this later.

So who is who in this end time’s mishmash of humanity? Who have they been in the beginning? Can we trace them to the present using the genealogies of the Bible and secular history? Yes, we can. But did you know that our Lord and Savior has called them out for who they are and told them to their face that they will not be saved? Yes, there are actually people in this world who cannot be saved. Remember that the Potter does have control over the clay. See Isaiah 45 and Romans 9. Also, remember in John 17 that Jesus has said, "I pray not for the world [kosmos]."

I will prove to my audience (you) that there is only one Yahweh, that He is the Lord God of Israel only, and that the ecclesia of God comes out of Israel only. According to the promises to our fathers (the heirs) Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel), the Israelite nations will consist of a great nation and a company of nations, as well as a nation that will be great and be a multitude in midst of the earth (Genesis 48). Does that sound like the Israel of today?

I will discuss the different promises to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah, as well as the parable of the fig tree and how they have been and are being fulfilled. I will also discuss those who say they are Jews [Judahites] and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan and who they are today. But perhaps most importantly, I will discuss the word church in the Bible and the importance of Mystery Babylon.

Why did Yahshuah say, Come out of her, my people? Why did He say what He said in the first place?

Here is caveat 2—if you disagree with anything Yahshuah has said, then it is you who have the problem. Are you ready? Here we go.

CHAPTER 1

WHAT IS ETYMOLOGY?

According to John 1:1–14:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even of them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

According to John 8:31–32:

Then said Jesus to those Jews [Judahites] which believed on Him, If ye continue in My Word, then are ye My Disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

A ccording to the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology , the word etymology means origin, formation, and development (of a word); branch of grammar dealing with forms; sense of a word, original form, primary or basic word. ² According to Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, the word etymology means as follows:

1. That part of philology which explains the origin and derivation of words, with a view to ascertain their radical or primary signification. In grammar, etymology comprehends the various inflections and modifications of words, and shows how they are formed from their simple roots.

2. The deduction of words from their originals; the analysis of compound words into their primitives.³

According to Ben Williams:

The term, right, must mean something, and the term, wrong, must mean something. Truth must be objective if it is going to set us free (John 8:32). Word meanings must be standard and consistent … Our words must be based in reason and honesty, not left to individual whimsey, emotional preference, or serendipity inspired by an individual’s mood at any given time. Without standard of definitions, our words become completely meaningless and no one knows what the other person is talking about or thinking. In modern America, this is a huge problem. Today, the people in general are losing the ability to communicate or to know what is meant by their words. For example, the concepts of right and wrong, good and bad, male and female, are no longer of any use in America. Today’s culture is losing its ability to know anything definitively. While we are losing our words, we are losing our intelligence and our ability to reason anything at all.⁴

Some of the commonly used words that are in the Bible have been improperly translated and do not match their true etymologies, thereby creating huge misunderstandings further created by today’s cultural take on these words. It is interesting to note that most of these problems have never been addressed until recently.

Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) stated:

About the times of the End, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attentions to the prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition.⁵

How true! How true!

CHAPTER 2

WHAT ARE TYPES IN THE BIBLE?

T he word type is from the Greek word tupos (Strong’s no. G5179), which means a stamp or scar; a model for imitation. ⁶ According to Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, a type is

1. the mark of something; an emblem; that which represents something else;

2. a sign; a symbol; a figure of something to come; as, Abraham’s sacrifice and the paschal lamb, were types of Christ;

3. a model or form of a letter in metal or other hard material; used in printing;

4. in medicine, the form or character of a disease, in regard to the intension and remission of fevers, pulses, etc.; the regular progress of a fever;

5. in natural history, a general form, such as is common to the species of a genus, or the individuals of a species;

6. a stamp or mark.⁷

According to The American Heritage Dictionary, a type is

1. a group of persons or things sharing common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as an identifiable group or class; kind or category;

2. a person or thing having the features of a group or class;

3. an example or model; embodiment;

4. a person regarded as exemplifying a particular profession, rank, or social group;

5. a figure, representation or symbol of something to come, as an even in the Old Testament that foreshadows another in the New Testament.⁸

For this discussion, a type is a person or thing that prefigures or paints a picture of our coming Messiah, Yahshuah.

Throughout the Pentateuch, there are types of Yahshuah, each testifying to an attribute of our Lord and Savior and prophesying to His First Coming, such as Isaac and Joseph, the feasts of the Lord, the offerings/sacrifices, and the Tabernacle.

Isaac, the son of the promise to Abraham and Sarah, is a type of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of Yahweh and Mary. With regard to his birth/beginning, Isaac was

1. the long-awaited son (Genesis 17:19),

2. the son of the promise (Genesis 17:19),

3. known by name before his birth (Genesis 17:19),

4. the product of a miracle of God (Genesis 17:19),

5. born at a set time (Genesis 21:6),

6. born with great rejoicing (Genesis 21:6),

7. the firstborn—the spiritual son of the promise (Genesis 22:2),

8. the son destined to inherit all that his Father has (Genesis 24:36), and

9. circumcised on the eighth day (Genesis 21:4).

With regard to their sacrifice, Isaac and Jesus both

1. were the only begotten sons (Genesis 22:2, John 3:16),

2. were to be offered up in the same place—Mount Moriah/Golgotha (Genesis 22:2; Leviticus 1:11, 4:12; Isaiah 53:9),

3. rode a donkey to their sacrificial location (Genesis 22:4, Matthew 21:5),

4. made a special three-day journey (Genesis 22:4, Matthew 12:40);

5. commanded to their servants/disciples to abide ye here (Genesis 22:4, Matthew 26:42),

6. were the same age (i.e. thirty and thirty-three at the time of their sacrifice) (Genesis 22:4),

7. were totally submitted to their Father’s will to be sacrificed (Genesis 22:5, Matthew 26:42),

8. advised the people they were with that they would return (Genesis 22:5, John 2:18–21, Hebrews 11:17–19),

9. carried their wood to the sacrificial location (Genesis 22:6, Luke 23:2, 6);

10. were bound on the wood (Genesis 22:9, John 19:18),

11. visited by angels before their sacrifice (Genesis 22:11, Luke 22:43), and

12. were provided a lamb by God (Genesis 22:8, 13–14; John 1:29).

With regard to their brides, according to the Hebrew wedding model, the ketubah (betrothal) included that

1. the payment of the purchase price was made; as a result, the bride was set apart (sanctified);

2. the bridegroom departed to His Father’s house to prepare room additions, while the bride prepared for His imminent return;

3. there was/would be a surprise gathering, and the huppah (wedding) took/would take place; and

4. there was/would be a seven-day marriage supper.⁹

So the marriage was fulfilled by

1. the covenant being established (1 Corinthians 11:25),

2. the purchase price (1 Corinthians 6:19–20),

3. the bride being set apart (Ephesians 5:25–27; 1 Corinthians 1:2, 6:11; Hebrews 10:10, 13:12),

4. the covenant being reminded (1 Corinthians 11:25–26),

5. the bridegroom departing for His Father’s house, and

6. upon His return, the bride gathering unto Him (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).¹⁰

With regard to Isaac’s situation, Abraham (Yahweh) commissions Eleazer (Yahweh’s Holy Spirit) to gather a bride for Isaac (Yahshuah). Eleazer qualifies her by a well. She agrees to marry the bridegroom; he gives her gifts, and then she joins her bridegroom at the well of La Hai Roi, which means the well of the living One who sees me. As we need physical water to drink to exist, so too do we need spiritual water to exist.

The same can be said for Yahweh’s Holy Spirit bringing us to Yahshuah to become a part of His bride, Israel, not the ecclesia. The ecclesia is His body; Israel is His bride. (This will be discussed in more detail later.) Just like Isaac has personally not been mentioned in the Bible for two chapters until he has been united with his bride by the well of La Hai Roi, so also has Yahshuah been gone for almost two thousand years; but like Isaac, who has returned for his bride, so also will Yahshuah return for His bride, Israel. In other words, throughout the centuries since the ascension, Yahweh’s Spirit has gone out among His Son’s kindred, Israel, looking for a wife for Him, who is pure and spotless. Are you ready?

Another major type of Jesus Christ was Jacob’s son Joseph.

1. Joseph’s occupation was that of a shepherd (Genesis 37:2), just as Yahshuah was referred to as the Good Shepherd (John 10).

2. Joseph was against evil and exposed it (Genesis 37:2) as Yahshuah did.

3. Joseph was loved by his father, Jacob (Genesis 37:3–4), as was Yahshuah by His Father, Yahweh (Matthew 3:17, 17:5).

4. Joseph was hated by his brothers (Genesis 37:4) as was Yahshuah (John 1:11).

5. Joseph was hated for his words (Genesis 37:8) as was Yahshuah (John 7:7).

6. Joseph was envied by his brothers (Genesis 37:11) as was Yahshuah (Matthew 27:17–18).

7. Joseph was sent by his father, Jacob, to his brothers (Genesis 37:13); Yahshuah was sent by His Father, Yahweh, to His brethren, Israel (John 4:34, 5:30, 6:38–40, 12:48–50, 17:21).

8. Joseph was conspired against (Genesis 37:18) as was Jesus (Matthew 12:14).

9. Joseph’s brothers/family did not believe his dreams (Genesis 37:19, 29); Yahshuah’s brethren did not believe His words (Matthew 27:39–43).

10. Joseph was stripped of his cloak (Genesis 37:23) as was Yahshuah (Matthew 27:27–28).

11. Joseph was cast into a pit (Genesis 37:24); Yahshuah was thrown into the grave.

12. Joseph was taken out of the pit alive (Genesis 37:28); Yahshuah was bodily resurrected from the tomb (pit) (Matthew 28:7).

13. Joseph was betrayed by his brethren and sold for the price of a slave (Genesis 37:38); Yahshuah was betrayed by Judas and sold for thirty pieces of silver (Matthew 26:15).

14. Judah suggested the idea of selling his brother (Genesis 27:31); the Greek name for Judah is Judas (Strong’s no. G2455).¹¹

According to Arthur W. Pink in his Gleanings in Genesis, in Genesis 39,

1. Joseph became a servant (Genesis 39:1) as did Jesus (Philippians 2:6–7).

2. Joseph was a prosperous servant (Genesis 39:2–3) as was Jesus (Isaiah 52:13, 53:10).

3. Joseph’s master, Potiphar, was pleased with him (Genesis 39:4) as Jesus’s Master, God, was always pleased with Him (John 8:39).

4. Joseph was tempted by Potiphar’s wife and ran from the sin (Genesis 39:7–12), while Jesus was tempted but did not sin (Matthew 4:1–11).

5. Joseph was falsely accused (Genesis 39:16–18) as was Jesus (Matthew 16:59–60).

6. Joseph did not defend himself (Genesis 39:19) as did Jesus (Matthew 26:63, 27:14).

7. Joseph was cast into prison even though he was innocent (Genesis 39:20), while Jesus was sentenced to death by crucifixion by Pilate, even though He was innocent (John 19:4, 6).

This is not an all-inclusive study of the comparisons between Joseph and Yahshuah but is rather the highlights of their lives.

Another type of Yahshuah can be found in the feast days of Yahweh:

1. The Sabbath

The seventh day of the week (Exodus 23:3–4) represents God’s day of rest and has been instituted by Yahweh in Exodus 16:23–40.

2. The Passover (Pesach)

The fourteenth of Nisan (Exodus 23:5–8) represents the Lamb of God’s death on the cross and has been instituted by Yahweh in Leviticus 23:4–5. (FULFILLED)

3. The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag ha-Matzot)

The fifteenth to twenty-first of Nisan (Exodus 23:9–14) represents Yahshuah’s death and burial and has been instituted by Yahweh in Leviticus 23:15–22. (FULFILLED)

4. The Feast of First Fruits (Yom ha-Bikkurim)

The sixteenth of Nisan represents Yahshuah’s resurrection and has been instituted by Yahweh in Leviticus 23:9–14. (FULFILLED)

5. The Feast of Weeks or Pentecost (Shavuot)

The sixth of Sivan (Exodus 23:15–22) represents Yahshuah as being Lord of all and has been instituted by God in Leviticus 23:15–22. (It is interesting to note that this is the day that the law has been given to Israel and the day that the Holy Spirit has been given to the ecclesia.)

6. The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)

The first/second of Tishri (Exodus 23:23–25) represents Yahshuah’s Second Coming and has been instituted by Yahweh in Leviticus 23:23–25.

7. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

The tenth of Tishri (Exodus 23:26–32) represents Yahshuah as our High Priest and has been instituted by Yahweh in Leviticus 23:2632.

8. The Feast of Booths or Tabernacles (Sukkoth)

The fifteenth of Tishri (Exodus 23:33–44) represents Yahshuah in you and has been instituted by Yahweh in Leviticus 23:33–43.¹²

According to Gavin Finley, MD,

The Seven Feasts of the LORD are key-way points on a road map in holy history. They tell the story of the main Covenant events between God and His Elect people as they occur here on the Earth and in time. The story begins back with the people God called in Old Testament times. And it extends right through to the Apocalyptic events John saw in vision and wrote about in the Book of Revelation. Indeed, the very next feast, the Feast of Trumpets is coming up in some future new moon of Tishrei to express its New Covenant fulfillment in holy history. The Feast of Trumpets will almost certainly be the one that will usher us into the 70th Week of Daniel and the final seven years of this present age. At the end of those seven years, the final Day of Atonement will come into its ultimate fulfillment as well. This will be the very last day of this age.¹³

The Seven Feasts will take us beyond the Apocalypse. The Seventh Feasts, the joyous Feast of Tabernacles, will come into its ultimate fulfillment as the true new age dawns. This will bring in the Millennium of Messiah, that glorious age to come. The deserts will bloom, and streams of waters will break forth upon the dry ground. God will camp out with mankind for 1,000 years as Emmanuel, God with us. And, as a shepherd feeds and tends his sheep, He will draw His people to Himself.¹⁴

Is there an 8th Feast? Might the Feast of Hanukkah, the festive winter season of the Eternal Light celebrate the glorification of all the saints from both this age and the 1,000-year Millennial Age to come? Our Apostle Paul gives us a glimpse of that in I Corinthians 15:24-28: "Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For He hath put all things under His feet. But, when He saith all things are put under Him, it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him. And when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all."¹⁵

The first four of the Seven Feasts of the LORD have already been fulfilled. They were fulfilled in spectacular fashion. They were fulfilled right on the auspicious Hebrew calendar dates on which they have been celebrated in times past, the same dates that will be celebrated forever more. The three Spring Feasts were fulfilled by Jesus our Saviour. And the Summer Feast of Pentecost was fulfilled as well. It was fulfilled by the Holy Spirit 2,000 years ago.¹⁶

Here is the situation so far:

1. Passover:

Fulfilled by Jesus /Yahshuah at His Crucifixion on Nisan 14 in the Spring of 32 A.D.

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

Fulfilled by Jesus/Yahshuah at His Burial in the Tomb on Nisan 15 in the Spring of 32 A.D.

3. Feast of First Fruits:

Fulfilled by Jesus/Yahshuah at His Resurrection on Nisan 17 in the Spring of 32 A.D.

4. Feast of Pentecost:

Fulfilled by the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost on Sivan 7 in the Summer of 32 A.D.¹⁷

To note, Douglas W. Krieger agrees with this timeline but differs with regard to the year as he notes that it should be AD 33.¹⁸

With regard to the remaining three fall festivals, Finley states:

There is a gap of 2,000 years or so, wherein the Light of Israel went forth into the nations for the Gentiles to be evangelized. Now, here come the next three Holy Days on the Hebrew calendar. They are awaiting fulfillment and are probably just up ahead …¹⁹

5. The Feast of Trumpets:

Unfulfilled as of yet. An epic event will unfold on the new moon of Tishrei on a future Jewish New Year.

6. The Day of Atonement:

Unfulfilled as of yet. Tishrei 10 seven years beyond that epic future Feast of Trumpets. This will be the final Day of Reckoning, for that year, for the Jubilee, and for the age. The Jewish nation and all Israel will be saved (Zechariah 12:8– 13:1; Romans 11).²⁰

And then comes The Day of The LORD:

a. It is Doomsday for the wicked (Matthew 13:30).

b. The sign of the Son of Man will be seen in the heavens (Matthew 24:29–31).

c. He will deliver His people at Jerusalem at His action at Armageddon (Joel 2:28– 32).

d. He will deliver His people in exile in the magnificent Bozrah Deliverance (Micah 2:12–13).

e. He will glorify all His Elect at the Resurrection-Rapture (I Thessalonians 4:15–17).

f. They will be drawn out from Israel, from the Church, and from the Gentile nations.²¹

7. The Feast of Tabernacles:

Unfulfilled as of yet. Tishrei 15 will come five days after that final epic Day of Atonement. This will mark the coming of Messiah to tabernacle with His Covenant people. Thus, begins the long awaited 1,000-year Millennium of Messiah.²²

Another important type of Jesus Christ can be found with reference to the Tabernacle in Exodus 25–40. For example:

1. The Door (Exodus 29:4) represents salvation and points to Jesus Christ as the Door to Eternal Life (Exodus 27:16; John 10:7–9).

2. The Bronze Altar (Exodus 38:1–2) represents Regeneration and points to Jesus Christ as a Once-for-All Sin Offering (Hebrews 10:1–17).

3. The Laver (Exodus 30:18) represents Purification and points to Jesus Christ as a Cleansing of All Sin (Ephesians 5:25–26; I John 1:9).

4. The Golden Lampstand (Exodus 25:31) represents Illumination and points to Jesus Christ as the Light of the World (John 1:6–8; 8:12; Revelation 1:13).

5. The Table of Showbread represents Spiritual Nourishments and points to Jesus Christ as the Bread of Life (John 6:35, 50–51).

6. The Incense Altar represents Intercession and points to Jesus Christ as our Intercessor (Psalm 66:15; 141:2; Hebrews 7:25; Revelation 8:4).

7. The Veil represents Access to God and points to Jesus Christ as our Mediator (Matthew 27:50-51; Hebrews 10:19–28).

8. The Ark of the Covenant represents Representation and points to Jesus Christ’s Incarnation (John 1:14; 14:6).²³

In the book of Leviticus, the offerings and sacrifices are also types of Yahshuah:

Notice that there are six offerings/sacrifices. Six is the number of man.

With regard to the five special Levitical offerings, Arnold Fruchtenbaum states:

The Burnt Offering (Hebrew—olah—to go up)

The name indicates that the whole offering went up in smoke. The underlying purpose of the burnt offering was to secure atonement for sins, but the immediate purpose was to express total dedication to God. Hence, the burnt offering is symbolic of the sanctification of the whole man in self-surrender to the LORD.²⁴

The Grain Offering (Hebrew—korban minchah—to give a present)

The name is used in the context of giving a gift to gain the favor of a superior. It was offered to God in thanksgiving and then given to the priest for the purpose of ministry. The grain offering represents the fruit of that sanctification.²⁵

The Peace Offering (Hebrew—zebach shlamim—sacrifices of peace)

There were three motivations for the peace offering: (1) A thanksgiving offering (Leviticus 7:12–15; 22:29) or an acknowledgement of God’s deliverance or blessing bestowed as an answer to prayer (Psalm 56:12–13; 107:22); (2) A votive offering, which involved making a vow (Leviticus 7:16); and (3) A freewill offering to express devotion of thanksgiving to God for some unexpected blessing (Leviticus 7:16; 22:17–20). This offering denotes the blossoming of the possession and enjoyment of saving grace.²⁶

The Sin Offering (Hebrew—chattah—expiation, missing the mark)

This was a mandatory offering for sins done unwittingly or unintentionally. The key result of the sin offering was forgiveness.²⁷

Trespass Offering (Hebrew—asham—the concept of guilt and moal, a violation)

This offering is often referred to as either a trespass offering, a reparation offering, or a guilt offering. The sin offering focused on the sin itself, while the trespass offering focuses our attention on the practice of sin. With this offering, the emphasis is on the harmful effects of sin; therefore, it requires confession, compensation, and restitution for the wrong done.²⁸

With regard to the book of Numbers, the encampment of Israel (Numbers 2) was laid out in the form of a cross (and also represented the faces of the cherubim in Revelation 4:7), with the Levites (the priests) in the center:

The name Jacob (Strong’s no. H3290, which in Hebrew was Ya’aqob) meant heel catcher, that is, supplanter.³⁰ Jacob was the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham (Genesis 25:19–26). He fathered twelve sons, who became the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel (Exodus 1:1–7). Jacob was responsible for two main deceptions:

1. He tricked his brother, Esau, into selling his birthright for a pot of porridge (Genesis 25:27–34).

2. He tricked his father, Isaac, into giving him the blessing of the firstborn, thereby taking it from his brother, Esau (Genesis 27:30–40).

According to Chuck Missler, Jacob is also a type of Israel as a nation.³¹ That is a rather provocative statement.

As a result of his trickery, Jacob began what is called the times of Jacob’s trouble (spanning twenty years), wherein he fled from Esau, was on the run, and was always looking over his back (Genesis 27:41–46). Jacob was tricked by his uncle Laban, wherein Jacob spent seven years serving Laban for Rachel but ended up with Leah, with whom he had

1. Reuben (Genesis 29:32),

2. Simeon (Genesis 29:33),

3. Levi (Genesis 29:34), and

4. Judah (Genesis 29:35).

Laban then tricked Jacob into another seven years for Rachel, but because Rachel was barren, he was given Rachel’s servant, Bilhah, with whom he had

5. Dan (Genesis 30:5–6) and

6. Naphtali (Genesis 30:7–8).

Then Leah gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob, with whom he had

7. Gad (Genesis 30:10–11) and

8. Asher (Genesis 30:12–13).

Then Jacob had two more sons and a daughter with Leah:

9. Issachar (Genesis 30:17–18)

10. Zebulun (Genesis 30:19–20) and Dinah (Genesis 30:21).

Finally, after fourteen years, Jacob got the girl of his dreams, Rachel, with whom he had

11. Joseph (Genesis 30:23–24) and

12. Benjamin (Genesis 35:16–18).

For the rest of his trouble, Jacob spent six years tricking Laban out of cattle and goods (i.e., accumulating wealth). In other words, the time of Jacob’s trouble was divided into three parts:

1. Seven years for Leah

2. Seven more years for Rachel

3. Six years of accumulating wealth

So when Jeremiah talked about the times of Jacob’s trouble (Jeremiah 30:7), was there a twenty-year time frame with regard to Israel today as well? When did it actually start? Did it start with the affirmation of the Brit Amin by U.S. president Obama on March 22, 2013 (322—skull and crossbones, nice date)?

When Jacob was on his deathbed, he predicted the future of his twelve sons (Genesis 48–49), who became the twelve tribes of Israel, whereby Jacob was predicting the future of the nations of Israel and ultimately the Savior of Israel, Yahshuah. The most important of Jacob’s prophecies had to do with his son Judah, wherein the Messiah would arise:

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be (Genesis 49:10).

In today’s world, one would not think of Jacob as a prophet, but he was.³² However, just as Yahweh brought Yahshuah through the tribe of Judah, the grandson of Isaac, the son of the Spirit, would Yahweh bring the Antichrist through one of the twelve princes of Ishmael, the son of the flesh, hence an Islamic Antichrist perhaps?

With regard to the book of Deuteronomy, most scholars agree that this is

[a] re-statement of the Law for the new generation that had arisen during the wilderness journey. They were about to enter the Promised Land. In order to enjoy God’s blessing there, they must know the Law and obey It.³³

In Deuteronomy 4, God outlines prophetic events with regard to Israel:

Deuteronomy 4:25: Israel and her descendants would grow old in the land.

Deuteronomy 4:25: Israel would act corruptly and slip in idolatry.

Deuteronomy 4:26: Israel would be forced out of the land.

Deuteronomy 4:27: The LORD would scatter (them) among the peoples.

Deuteronomy 4:28: Israel would be given over to idolatry during their wanderings.

Deuteronomy 4:29: While dispersed among the peoples, Israel would seek and find The LORD when they searched for Him with all their hearts.

Deuteronomy 4:30: There would come a time of Tribulation, said to occur in the latter days, during which time they would turn to The LORD.³⁴

With regard to the land promised to Israel, Deuteronomy states:

1. This land was promised to their Fathers.

Deuteronomy 1:7–8; 6:10, 23; 9:5; 11:21; 19:8; 24:4; 26:15; 28:11; 30:4, 20; 31:7, 20, 23; 34:4.

2. This land is the gift of God to the children of Israel.

Deuteronomy 3:18; 4:21; 5:16; 6:23; 8:10; 9:5–6; 11:17, 31; 12:10; 15:4, 7; 19:1; 25:15, 19; 26:1–2, 9–10; 27:2; 28:8, 11; 32:49, 52.

3. This land has a promise of blessing from God.

Deuteronomy 1:25; 4:21–22; 6:3; 8:7–10; 11:11–12, 17; 26:9, 15; 27:3; 30:9; 31:20; 33:13.

4. This land He promised has specific borders.

Deuteronomy 2:5, 9, 19, 37.

5. The land is be marked by obedience to God.

Deuteronomy 4:1, 5, 14; 5:16, 31, 33; 6:1; 8:1, 11; 12:1, 17; 16:20; 18:9; 24:4; 25:15; 30:16; 31:13; 32:46–47.

6. God will remove His people from the land if they are disobedient.

Deuteronomy 4:25–26; 28:18, 21, 24, 33, 52, 63; 29:22, 24, 27–28.

7. God predicts Israel’s disobedience.

Deuteronomy 30:18; 31:16, 20–21.

8. God predicts vengeance on those who conquer the land.

Deuteronomy 32:41–43.

9. In the Millennium, the Israelites will obey God and possess all the land.

Deuteronomy 28:1; 30:4.³⁵

Moses concludes the book of Deuteronomy with both blessings and curses on the people of Israel.

In conclusion, David Limbaugh—in his new book—sums up Jesus Christ in the Old Testament:

There are many different ways that Christ is revealed in the Old Testament, including by His titles; His work as Creator; His role as sustainer of God’s creation; His appearances (known as Christophanies); the types and portraits of persons, institutions, events, and ceremonies pointing to Him; the Old Testament offices of prophet, priest, and king that prefigure His perfect work to come; God’s promises, especially His major covenants that find their ultimate fulfillment in Him; and the many Messianic prophecies.³⁶

And now that etymologies and types have been discussed, our attention will turn toward the law of first mention with regard to Yahweh.

CHAPTER 3

WHAT IS THE LAW OF FIRST MENTION?

T he law of first mention is the principle in the interpretation of scripture that states that the first mention or occurrence of a subject in scripture establishes an unchangeable pattern and remains unchanged in the mind of God throughout scripture. ³⁷ (By the way, Yahweh is used some seven thousand times in the Old Testament alone.) ³⁸

According to Oxford’s Dictionary of English Etymology, the word of is

a preposition expressing removal, separation, derivation, origin, source, spring of action, point of departure in time, cause, agent, instrument, material.³⁹

With regard to the law of first mention, here is a complete list from the Old Testament of those things which are of God:

With regard to the law of first mention, here is a complete list from the New Testament of those things that are of God: